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Born in January 22, 1788 / Died in April 19, 1824 / United Kingdom / English

Bibliography

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Books

  • Fugitive Pieces (Newark: Privately printed by Ridge, 1806); revised as Poems on Various Occasions (Newark: Privately printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807); revised again, with differing contents, and publicly printed as Hours of Idleness, A Series of Poems, Original and Translated (Newark: Printed & sold by S. & J. Ridge; sold also by B. Crosby & Co., Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, and F. & C. Rivington, London, 1807); second edition, revised, published as Poems Original and Translated (Newark: S. & J. Ridge, 1808); republished as Hours of Idleness: A Series of Poems, Original and Translated (London: Printed for W. T. Sherwin, 1820).
  • English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers, A Satire (London: Printed for James Cawthorn, 1809; second edition, revised and enlarged, London: Printed for James Cawthorn, 1809; Charleston, S.C.: Published by E. Morford, Willinton & Co.; J. Maxwell, Printer, Philadelphia, 1811).
  • Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. A Romaunt [Cantos I and II] (London: Printed for John Murray, William Blackwood, Edinburgh, and John Cumming, Dublin, by Thomas Davison, 1812; Philadelphia: Published by Moses Thomas, printed by William Fry, 1812; second edition, enlarged, London: Printed for John Murray, William Blackwood, Edinburgh, and John Cumming, Dublin, by Thomas Davison, 1812; seventh edition, enlarged, London: Printed by Thomas Davison for John Murray, 1814).
  • The Curse of Minerva (London: Privately printed by T. Davison, 1812; Philadelphia: Printed for De-Silver & Co., 1815).
  • Waltz: An Apostrophic Hymn, as Horace Hornem, Esq. (London: Printed by S. Gosnell for Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1813).
  • The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale (London: Privately printed by T. Davison for John Murray, 1813; first published edition, London: Printed by T. Davison for John Murray, 1813; Philadelphia: M. Thomas, 1813; second, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh editions, enlarged, London: Printed by T. Davison for John Murray, 1813; second American edition, from the fifth London edition, Philadelphia: M. Thomas, 1813).
  • The Bride of Abydos. A Turkish Tale (London: Printed by T. Davison for John Murray, 1813; third and fourth editions, slightly enlarged, London: Printed by T. Davison for John Murray, 1813; Boston: Printed & published by N. G. House, 1814; Philadelphia: Published by Moses Thomas, printed by William Fry, 1814).
  • The Corsair, A Tale (London: Printed by Thomas Davison for John Murray, 1814; second edition, enlarged, 1814; Baltimore: Printed & published by B. Edes, 1814; Boston: Published by West & Blake, 1814; New York: Eastburn, Kirk & Co., 1814; Philadelphia: Published by Moses Thomas, printed by J. Maxwell, 1814).
  • Ode to Napoléon Buonaparte (London: Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer, 1814; Boston: Munroe, 1814; New York: Printed by J. Low, 1814; Newburyport: W. B. Allen, 1814; Philadelphia: Published by Edward Earle, 1814).
  • Lara. A Tale. [by Byron] Jacqueline. A Tale. [by Samuel Rogers] (London: Printed for J. Murray by T. Davison, 1814; Boston: Wells & Lilly, 1814; New York: Eastburn & Kirk, 1814).
  • A Selection of Hebrew Melodies Ancient and Modern, lyrics by Byron with musical arrangements by Isaac Nathan and John Braham (London: I. Nathan, 1815); Byron's lyrics republished as Hebrew Melodies (London: Printed for John Murray, 1815; Boston: John Eliot, 1815; New York: Printed & sold by T. & J. Swords, 1815).
  • The Siege of Corinth. A Poem. Parisina. A Poem (London: Printed for John Murray, 1816; New York: Van Winkle & Wiley, 1816).
  • Poems (London: Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer, 1816; New York: Published by Thomas Kirk & Thomas R. Mercein; Moses Thomas, M. Carey & Son, Philadelphia; Wells & Lilly, Boston; Coale & Maxwell, Baltimore; printed by T. & W. Mercein, 1817).
  • Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Canto the Third (London: Printed for John Murray, 1816; Boston: Published by Munroe & Francis, 1817).
  • The Prisoner of Chillon, and Other Poems (London: Printed for John Murray, 1816; Boston: Published by Munroe & Francis, 1817).
  • Monody on the Death of the Right Honourable R. B. Sheridan (London: Printed for John Murray, 1816).
  • Manfred, A Dramatic Poem (London: John Murray, 1817; New York: Published by D. Longworth, 1817; New York: Van Winkle & Wiley, 1817; Philadelphia: Published by M. Thomas, printed by J. Maxwell, 1817).
  • The Lament of Tasso (London: John Murray, 1817; New York: Van Winkle & Wiley, 1817).
  • Beppo, A Venetian Story (London: John Murray, 1818; Boston: Munroe & Francis, 1818; New York: A. T. Goodrich, 1818; fourth edition, enlarged, London: John Murray, 1818).
  • Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Canto the Fourth (London: John Murray, 1818; New York: Published by James Eastburn & Co., printed by Clayton & Eastland, 1818; New York: A. T. Goodrich, 1818; New York: Kirk & Mercein, 1818; Philadelphia: Printed by J. Maxwell for M. Thomas, 1818).
  • Mazeppa, A Poem (London: John Murray, 1819; Boston: Wells & Lilly, 1819; Philadelphia: Published by M. Thomas and J. Haly & C. Thomas, New York, 1819).
  • Don Juan [Cantos I and II] (London: Printed by Thomas Davison, 1819; New York: W. B. Gilley, 1820).
  • Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, A Romaunt, in Four Cantos, 2 volumes (London: John Murray, 1819; Nuremberg & New York: Frederick Campe & Co., 1831).
  • Letter to **** ****** on the Rev. W.L. Bowles' Strictures on the Life and Writings of Pope (London: John Murray, 1821).
  • Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice. An Historical Tragedy, in Five Acts. With Notes. The Prophecy of Dante, A Poem (London: John Murray, 1821; Philadelphia: M. Carey & Sons, 1821).
  • Don Juan, Cantos III, IV, and V (London: Printed by Thomas Davison, 1821; New York: William B. Gilley, printed by J. Seymour, 1821).
  • Sardanapalus, A Tragedy. The Two Foscari, A Tragedy. Cain, A Mystery (London: John Murray, 1821; Boston: Wells & Lilly and Munroe & Francis, 1822; New York: S. Campbell, 1822; New York: W. B. Gilley, 1822).
  • The Age of Bronze; or, Carmen Seculare et Annus Haud Mirabilis (London: Printed for John Hunt, 1823; Cincinnati: Printed for the publishers, 1823; New York: Published by S. Campbell & Son, W. B. Gilley, Collins & Co., Collins & Hannay, E. Bliss & E. White, printed by J. & J. Harper, 1823; New York: Published by R. Norris Henry and E. Littell, Philadelphia, 1823).
  • The Island; or, Christian and His Comrades (London: Printed for John Hunt, 1823; New York: E. Duyckinck, 1823; Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1823).
  • Don Juan. Cantos VI.--VII.--and VIII. (London: Printed for John Hunt, 1823; Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1823).
  • Don Juan. Cantos IX.--X.--and XI. (London: Printed for John Hunt, 1823; Albany, N.Y.: Printed by E. & E. Hosford, 1823; Philadelphia: J. Mortimer, 1823).
  • Don Juan, Cantos XII.--XIII.--and XIV. (London: Printed for John Hunt, 1823; New York: Charles Wiley, 1824).
  • Werner, A Tragedy (London: John Murray, 1823; Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1823).
  • The Deformed Transformed; A Drama (London: Printed for J. & H.L. Hunt, 1824; Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1824).
  • Don Juan. Cantos XV. and XVI. (London: Printed for John & H. L. Hunt, 1824; New York: W. B. Gilley, 1824; Philadelphia: H. C. Carey & I. Lea, 1824).
  • The Parliamentary Speeches of Lord Byron (London: Printed for Rodwell & Martin, 1824).

Editions and Collections

  • The Works of Lord Byron: Poetry, 7 volumes, edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge (London: John Murray, 1898-1904).
  • The Complete Poetical Works of Lord Byron, edited by Paul Elmer More (Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1905); revised by Robert F. Gleckner (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975).
  • Byron's Don Juan: A Variorum Edition, edited by Truman Guy Steffan and Willis W. Pratt (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1957).
  • Lord Byron's Cain: Twelve Essays and a Text with Variants and Annotations (Austin & London: University of Texas Press, 1968).
  • Byron's Hebrew Melodies, edited by Thomas L. Ashton (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1972; London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972).
  • Lord Byron: The Complete Poetical Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann (volumes 1-5, Oxford: Clarendon Press/New York: Oxford University Press, 1980-1986; volumes 6 and 7, forthcoming, 1990, 1991).

Play Production

  • Marino Faliero, London, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 25 April 1821.

Letters

  • Letters and Journals of Lord Byron, with Notices of His Life, by Thomas Moore, 2 volumes (London: John Murray, 1830; New York: Printed & published by J. & J. Harper, 1830).
  • The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals, 6 volumes, edited by Rowland E. Prothero (London: John Murray, 1898-1901).
  • Byron's Letters & Journals, 12 volumes, edited by Leslie A. Marchand (London: John Murray, 1973-1982; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1973-1982).



Rich holdings of Byron papers are housed in the archives of John Murray, London, Byron's publisher; in the Roe-Byron Collection at Newstead Abbey, the poet's ancestral home outside Nottingham; and in the Library of the University of Texas. Other major institutions with notable Byron collections include Yale, Harvard, the Morgan Library, the Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, the New York Public Library, the University of Pennsylvania, the Henry E. Huntington Library, and the Keats-Shelley Memorial House, Rome. Especially useful is the section devoted to Byron in The Index of English Literary Manuscripts, volume 4: 1800-1900, part 1, A-G, compiled by Barbara Rosenbaum and Pamela White (Bronx, N.Y.: Mansell, 1982).